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I'm not a big video-game guy. My most advanced game system is an XBOX and I've had that thing since college. I still play HALO and a few MEDAL OF HONOR games on it. But when the XBOX 360 was announced a year or two ago, I didn't really have any urge to go get one. To be honest, it pissed me off that the system didn't play XBOX games. As if Microsoft was telling me that I couldn't have the games that I wanted. I had to go play these games instead. To be honest, I didn't really give it any more thought than that.
MORROWIND:OBLIVION game out and I was tempted, but decided against it.
GEARS OF WAR came out and everyone raved about it, but I decided against it.
My beloved HALO 3 came out and that one almost got me. I thought about buying a 360 then. Expecially when I saw all of the commercials for it. It looks fantastic.
But then, someone on CIN posted this today...
And I knew, as surely as I am telling you now, I HAVE to get this game system and I HAVE to get this game.
I'm a HUGE Ghostbusters fan. That movie hit me at the right age and I saw it a bazillion times. I still catch myself quoting that movie without thinking about it.
"Mother Puss Bucket!"
and
"Dogs and Cats! Living Together! Mass Hysteria!"
That they got the original cast members to reunite for dialogue is the blessing that I needed to accept this thing. This game is offering me the pure undiluted pleasure of a nostalgic overload that "Indiana Jones 4" and "Transformers" failed to deliver to me.
I got so excited when I saw that trailer today, that I started shopping game systems online immediately. I'm currently weighing the benefits of a 120gig system over a 60gig system. Whatever I decide, I will own that game system by January.
I left work in a rush, day-dreaming about this game. I actually stopped at Blockbuster and picked up a used copy of the original XBOX game "STAR WARS: THE LEGO SEQUELS" and have been playing that in my room tonight. Little LEGO guys hopping around and light-sabering little LEGO drones. I dig it.
And of course, when I get the XBOX 360, I'm picking up LEGO INDIANA JONES and LEGO BATMAN, asap. And that's how Microsoft converted me from "not caring about an XBOX 360 at all" to "full on raving until I get one". All it took was one game trailer. Well, the right game trailer.
"Bustin' makes me feeeel goooood!"
